apostolic

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ap·o·stol·ic /ˌæpəˈstɒlɪk◂ $ -ˈstɑː-/ adjective technical  1. RRCconnected with the Pope (=leader of the Catholic church) （天主教）教宗的，教皇的2. RRCconnected with one of Christ’s 12 apostles （耶稣基督之）门徒的，使徒的

Examples from the Corpus

apostolic• A desire to understand the thought and experience of the apostolic Church.• These last propositions were hotly contested in the apostolic community.• There were no official mediators, licensed by an ecclesiastical hierarchy or set apart by apostolic ordination.• And it remains a matter of debate to what extent Luke is exercising editorial privilege in his accounts of the apostolic preaching.• He wanted to show that one could be an educated and intelligent believer without abandoning the apostolic rule of faith and life.• In this capacity he conscientiously fulfilled his duties for thirty-one years in a perfect apostolic spirit.• The hand is a strong one, and the sentiments, emphasizing the apostolic succession of bishops, are magisterially expressed.• May our apostolic work be affirmed and expanded in the years ahead.

ap·o·stol·ic adjectiveChineseSyllable  

the Pope Catholic with (=leader connected the Corpus of

apostolic
ap‧o‧stol‧ic /ˌæpəˈstɒlɪk◂ $ -ˈstɑː-/ adjective technical
1. connected with the Pope (=leader of the Catholic church)
2. connected with one of Christ’s 12 apostles

apos·tolicBrE /ˌæpəˈstɒlɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˌæpəˈstɑːlɪk/ 🔊 adjective (specialist) connected with the Apostles or their teaching 宗徒的；使徒的；传自宗徒的connected with the Pope or Popes, who are considered to have had authority passed down to them from Christ's Apostles 罗马教皇的；宗座的